earlier president obama warned the public of the sandy and downplayed the election itself. listen. >> this is going to be a big storm. it's going to be a difficult storm. the great thing about america is when we go through tough times like this, we all pull together. we look out for our friends, we look out for our neighbors, and, you know, we set aside whatever issues we may otherwise to make sure that we respond appropriately and with swiftness and that's exactly what i anticipate is going to happen here. >> the impact of the election, sir? >> i have not worried at this point about the impact on the election. i'm worried about the impacts on families and i'm worried about the impact on our first responders. i'm worried about the impact on our economy and on transportation. you know, the election will take care of itself next week. right now our number one priority is to make sure that we are saving lives. >> well, that was answered rather well. what do you think, john? >> well, you know, it's often said that president obama is too cool, too calm. and yet here you see it p